Azodyestuffs dyeing on mordants



UNITED STATES- ATENT' OFFICE.

CARL JAGEMPAGHER, OF BASEL, SWITZERLAND, ASSIGNOR TO SOCIETY OF CHEM-ICAL INDUSTRY IN BASLE, 0F BASEL, SWITZERLAND.

AZODYEST'UFFS DYEING 0N MORDANTS.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL JAGERSPACHER, a citizen of the Swiss Republic,and resident of Basel, Switzerland, have invented new and usefulAzodyestuffs Dyeing on Mordants, of which'the following is a full,clear, and exact specification. p

l have found that by combining aromatic orthoiixydiazocompounds with amonoalphaoxynaphthalene monosulfo carboXylic acid which combines withdiazocompounds in the ortho position relatively to the hydroxyl groupwithout splitting of? the carboxyl group there are obtained newazodyestufis dyeing on mordants which are particularly suitableforprinting cotton with chromium mordants. These new azodyestuffsconstitute, in a dry state, dark powders, which dissolve in water withred to violet colorations and in concentrated sulfuric acid also withred to violet colorations, dye wool in an acid bath red to brown andviolet tints becoming, on subsequent chrorning, red to violet, fast tofulling and to potting and produce'red to violet prints fast to seeping,chlorin and light when printed on cotton with chromium. mordants.

The manufacture of the new oxynaphthalenesulfocarbozrylic acids whichcombines with diazocompounds in the ortho position relatively to thehydroXyl-group, without splitting oii' the carboxyl group employed asparent materials and the manufacture oi the new azodyestuiis derivedfrom the said acids are illustrated by the following examples:

EXAMPLE 1.

Preparation of the 1-omynaph'thaZ'ene-3-sulf0- 6-carb0ccyiic acid.

320' parts of naphthalene-5-7-disulfo-2 carboxylic acid (derived fromthe corre sponding naphthylamindisulfonic acid by substituting thecyanogen group for the amino group and saponifying subsequently thecyanogen group) are heated with 500 parts of soda lye of 4:070 in anautoclave for 4 hours at 195 (1., while stirring, and from the resultingliquid melted mass the I-oxynaphthalene-iS-sulto-5-carboxylic acid isprecipitated in "form of a yellow precipitate by adding hydrochloricacid.

The acid sodium salt of the new acid is' readily soluble in hot waterand crystallizes Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filedMay 1t,

Patented June 21, 1921.,

1919. Serial no. 297,095.

EXAMPLE 2. V

Prepartimi of the 1-omynapkthalene-3sulf0- 5-carb0aa 2 Zz'c acid. I

320 parts of naphthalene-5-7-disuifo-lcarboxylic acid (derived from thecorresponding naphthylamindisul'fonic acid by substituting a cyanogengroup for the amino group and saponitying the cyanogen groupsubsequently) are heated with 200 parts of soda lye and 300 partsotwater in an autoclave, for 3-4 hours at 190 to 195 (1., whereby thepressure rises to 910 atmospheres. From the resulting melted massacidified with hydrochloric acid, thel-oxynaphthalene-3-sulto-5-carbonylic acid precipitates in form of ayellow, crystalline pulp. It is more readily soluble in water than-theisomeric 1-oxynaphthalene-3snitch-carbonylic acid and crystallizestherefrom in form of leaflets. alkaline solution shows a 'Eeebly greenfluorescence.

EXAMPLE 3.

The diazo compound derived, in the known manner, from 19.8 parts ofa-nitro- 2-aniino-l-oxybenzene-ti-carboxylic acid is introduced'into asolution as concentrated as possible of 29 parts ct l-oxynaphthalene-3-sulfo-6-carboxylic acid, 40 parts of sodium carbonate'and 26 parts ofsoda lye 0t 30%. After a stirring for about 12 hours the combination isaccomplished. The precipitated crystalline dyestutl is filteredoil,.after cooling, pressed and dried.

it constitutes in a dry state a greenislr black powder, dissolving-inwater to a violet solution and in' concentrated sulfuric acid to ablue-red solution. It dyes wool in an acid bath red tints turning onsubsequent chroming to a bordeaux rast to fulling as to potting. Whenprinted on cotton with chromium mordants, it gives a claret fast tosoaping, chlorin and light.

It in the foregoing example an equivalent quantity oftsulfo-Q-amino-l-oxybenzene-6- carboxylic acid is substituted for theit-nitro- 2 amino l-oxybenzene 6 carboxylic acid,

- while the isomeric l-oxyna hthalene-ii-sulfothere is obtained adyestufi' dissolving in Water and in concentrated sulfuric acid toviolet-red solutions and dyeing Wool in an acid bath claret tintsturning on subsequent chroming to a fast violet. When printed on cottonwith chromium mordants, this dyestufi produces red-violet tints.

What I cl'aini is:

1. As new products the herein described azodyestuffs dyeing onInordants, derived from aromatic orthooxydiazocompounds and amonoalphaoxynaphthalenesulfocarboxylic acid, WlllCh combines withdiazocompounds in the ortho position relatively to the hydroxyl group,Without splitting ofi the carboxyl group, Which constitute in a drystate darkpowders dissolving in Water and in concentrated sulfuric acidWith red to violet colorations, dye Wool in an. acid bath redto browntints becoming on subsequent chroniing, red to violet fast to fullingand to potting and produce, When printed on cotton with chromiummordants, red to memes 3-sulfo-6-carboxylic acid, which constitutes,

in a drystate, a greenish-black powder, dissolvingin Water to a violetand in con centrated sulfuric acid to a bluered solution, dyes WOOl inacid bath, red tints turning. on subsequent chroming, to a claret fastto fulling and to potting and gives, when printed on cotton withchromium mordants, claret tints fast to soaping, chlorin and light.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name this 16th day ofApril, 1919, in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

CARL JAGERSPACHER.

Witnesses: v

AMAND BITTER, Scorr TAGGART.

